Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:15PM - By Damon Houx
Post-Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, we haven’t heard much of what Edgar Wright has been up to. Sure, he’s hosted a couple of festivals at The New Beverly in Los Angeles, but other than rumors of Ant-Man, nothing. So yesterday on Twitter, Wright laid out what looks to be his next project: The World’s End. For those in the know, that’s the supposed third film in the “Cornetto trilogy” he plans to complete with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:00PM - By Damon Houx
With The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg has finally decided to play with some of the newest toys of cinema, and in his first motion capture film, he revolutionizes the format. Moreso than Avatar, here Spielberg is let loose to play with the camera as he sees fit, and you can see an invigorated director who’s able to stage sequences in ways that would be unimaginable in live action. And that’s enough to make it a must-see.
Friday, November 11, 2011 12:09PM - By Damon Houx
Last night the AFI festival hosted the first public screening of director Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin. Or, that is to say, the first public screening in America – the film has been open outside of the U.S. for more than a month, and has already made over $100 Million internationally. Spielberg’s first animated/motion-captured film, it stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in an adventure story where Tintin comes across clues to pirate treasure. We’ll have a longer review when the film is released, but check out our quick thoughts…
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 11:25AM - By Andrew Payne
It’s a bit of a nerd Nirvana on DVD this week as three different sci-fi/fantasy/comic book parodies all arrive at once with the releases of Paul, Your Highness, and Super. So get your condescending laughs ready.
For those not looking for the geek-parody genre in order to fulfill their home entertainment desire, there are even more feature films hitting shelves this week, plus another that suffered the sad fate of having its premiere in stores.
Check it all out below…
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:00PM - By Damon Houx
The little English film that could, Attack the Block hits limited screens this weekend. Highly championed stateside since its South by Southwest debut, what makes Attack the Block so special is that it is a throwback to the 1970′s and 1980′s films that geeks love (from Assault on Precinct 13 to Gremlins) without ever feeling like it’s just a rip-off. In that way, director Joe Cornish paid a greater homage to Steven Spielberg than J.J. Abrams. It’s a marvel. Check out our review….
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Monday, June 13, 2011 12:21PM - By Damon Houx
Joe Cornish’s debut film Attack the Block has been screened repeatedly in America and is already out in the UK, but after the great press out of SXSW it was unknown when the film would hit American shores. Screen Gems bought the rights, and now the film is going to go out on limited screens July 29. This is great news – we’ve seen the film and it delivers the same sort of 80′s throwback charms that Super 8 promised but couldn’t deliver.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 1:43PM - By Damon Houx
One of the titles that came out of South By Southwest this year with incredible heat was writer-director Joe Cornish‘s Attack the Block. Executive produced by Edgar Wright and starring Nick Frost (among a young cast of Brits), the film was a fan favorite and recently had two screenings in Los Angeles, the first with ticket giveaway winners and a second for industry people. It seems those screenings went over like gangbusters, and the film was just picked up by Sony’s Screen Gems for release.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:20PM - By Krystal Clark
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite on the big screen this weekend for their new comedy Paul. Like they’re previous works, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, which poked fun at the horror and action genre, Paul places the focus on science fiction. It’s a comedic take on what would happen if you mixed the movie Alien with Fanboys. Check out our review…
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Friday, December 17, 2010 8:41AM - By Krystal Clark
Yesterday we posted the first teaser poster for Greg Mottola’s upcoming comedy Paul. Today we’ve got our hands on the international trailer for the film that centers on aliens, government conspiracies, and Comic-Con. Because when stuff hits the fan Comic-Con is usually at the center of it all. Check out the new trailer…
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